Symptoms of Glaucoma
Glaucoma makes it hard to see objects to the side and out of the corner of the eye. A person may feel as though they are looking through a tunnel. Eyesight can worsen until a person becomes blind.
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People with open-angle glaucoma often do not have symptoms at first. Vision problems happen as it gets worse. People with angle-closure glaucoma may have some early problems that lead up to an attack.
Glaucoma may cause:
- Blind spots
- Blurred eyesight
- Halos around lights
- Eye aching or stinging
- Problems seeing in dim light
- Problems focusing on close work
- Problems seeing objects to the side and out of the corner of the eye
- Tunnel vision
People with angle-closure glaucoma may have these more severe problems that need care right away:
- Eye pain
- Facial pain
- Blurred or cloudy eyesight
- Redness and swelling of the eye
- Pupil(s) that do not react to light
- Swollen eyelids
- Tearing
- Nausea or vomiting
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Facts about glaucoma. National Eye Institute website. Available at: https://nei.nih.gov/health/glaucoma/glaucoma_facts. Updated March 11, 2020. Accessed April 29, 2020.
Primary open-angle glaucoma. EBSCO DynaMed website. Available at:https://www.dynamed.com/condition/primary-open-angle-glaucoma. Updated February 7, 2020. Accessed April 29, 2020.
Prum BE Jr, Rosenberg LF, et al; American Academy of Ophthalmology. Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma Preferred Practice Pattern Guidelines. Ophthalmology. 2016 Jan;123(1):P41-P111.
What is glaucoma? American Academy of Ophthalmology website. Available at: http://www.aao.org/eye-health/diseases/what-is-glaucoma. Updated August 28, 2019. Accessed April 29, 2020.
What is glaucoma? Glaucoma Research Foundation website. Available at: http://www.glaucoma.org/glaucoma. Accessed April 29, 2020.
Last reviewed February 2020 by EBSCO Medical Review Board Daniel A. Ostrovsky, MD Last Updated: 5/4/2020